AUTHOR PLAYS RACE CARD IN HOPES OF WOOING HOLLYWOOD

Book's Sizzling Interracial Cover Attracts a Broader Audience

Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) - With screenwriting being one of the most competitive fields on the planet and Hollywood's closed-door policy, author, screenwriter and freelance writer, Jessie Jamie Coleman, hurtles into new literary territory by not just publishing her original screenplay, Sex on the Side but by also purposely marketing her comedic tale to a white audience.

Author has been hailed as a sellout by the black community because of her interracial cover that portrays a beautiful black woman (who can pass for Hispanic) lying on top of a sexy white man in bed. Author denies these allegations, stating that the cover was actually chosen for her because of the title's theme. "Sex on the Side is a story about outrageous role-reversal and the cover clearly complemented that theme," so says the author. In addition to the author's refusal to accept the fact that she is purposely marketing her title to a non-black audience, she couldn't explain why there was no picture of herself on the book or her website. Even the names of the principal characters are indicative of a white cast, such as Wilma, Josh, Rob, Arnie and Bambi.

The Author notes that while most uncredited screenwriters are pleading and begging for agents and producers to read their material in hopes of securing representation or a deal, Jessie dares to sell her work with her primary focus on exposure, not that it hurts to earn a little money along the way. "If I had not believed with all my heart that I had written an amusing tale that was sure to entertain, I never would have taken such a gamble publishing a comedy in screenplay format," says Jessie Jamie Coleman.

According to Jessie, in addition to exposure of her talent, earning money, there is another added bonus in publishing her screenplay. "I have managed to tap into the male audience, something that just would not have happened if the story had been told in novel form because then it would have been classified as a romance novel, not the primary genre of choice for men."

Sex on the Side (097669643-6/$11.95) is published by Autumn Girl Press and is available at Barnes & Noble stores.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jessie Jamie Coleman is a novelist, screenwriter and freelance writer. Her romantic comedy, Sex on the Side was published this year and is available at Barnes & Noble stores. For more information about Jessie, visit: www.jessiejamiecoleman.com


PRESS CONTACT: Jessie Jamie Coleman, jessiejamie69@yahoo.com, 312-961-9983.


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Just another example of the racial poisoning that America has put over on black folks for a long time. People can't just accept that this woman wants to open discussion about another type of IR (white man/black woman) which gets virtually no airtime. In typical fashion of the infighting which is killing our community, a black publication would feel the need to shoot her idea down over the cover as well as the content.

However it's cut, it's still another form of IR which Hollywood probably won't touch right now. Sure, Sanaa Lathan did that movie with Simon Baker (what's his name) as a black woman finding romance with a white guy, but that movie is few and far between. People forget that scripts are probably rejected more often than they can get on the desks of production companies. But these stories still need to be told. So I don't blame the woman for trying to force this. These black publications should check their prejudices at the door when they report on these issues as to not read too much into it. It's just a different perspective as a black woman. That's it. So for a change, maybe black folks should try to support her rather than burn her at the stake.

 

Personally, I think that this is just another attempt to gain attention from black men by a black woman, using a Sanaa Lathan strategy. Pretty much anyone and everyone knows that 'Sex on the Side' between a black woman/white man is certainly nothing new, or anything to be interested in.

 

Jefferson-Hemmings happened, its nothing new. Loving vs Virginia, has happened. It is when black men and white women get together that people are upset, not when white men have black women concubines, or other women of color concubine.